Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2020
Submitted
November 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
89,063 hours, 18,467 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
AJH7337507
Part serial
DCA415
Condition
Failed
Location
Stab Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND AFTER FLAP RETRACTION WITH AUTOPILOT ON GOT A LEVEL 1 "STAB OUT OF TRIM". AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE STAB TRIM EITHER WITH TRIM SWITCHES OR MANUAL HANDLES. FLEW WITH AUTOPILOT OFF AND DUMPED 100K POUNDS OF FUEL. MADE MANUAL LANDING. TRIM NEVER MOVED FROM TAKEOFF POSITION OF 8.4. REMOVED HORIZONTAL STAB CHAIN DRIVE UNIT, PER AMM 27-44-06-4. FOUND FUSE PIN SHEARED. REASON CODE: PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MPN: AJH7337-507 POS: ONL SRL: DCA-415 ON MPN: AJH7337-507 CPN: 2710948 SRL: FX0002.

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